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[Podcast] Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – An Abridged Guide to Crisis Management

In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin and Crisis Management and Strategic Response Chair Erek L. Barron dive into the world of crisis management and discuss the myriad of...more

7/2/2025 / Board of Directors , C-Suite Executives , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Crisis Management , Internal Investigations , Investigations , Policies and Procedures , Risk Management

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – An Abridged Guide to Crisis Management

In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin and Crisis Management and Strategic Response Chair Erek L. Barron dive into the world of crisis management and discuss the myriad of...more

7/2/2025 / Board of Directors , C-Suite Executives , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Crisis Management , Employment Policies , Internal Investigations , Policies and Procedures , Risk Management

[Podcast] Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies- Mandatory Metrics for NASDAQ Listed Companies

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin hosts an in-depth discussion about mandatory diversity metrics and their relevance following the Fifth Circuit’s...more

1/7/2025 / Board of Directors , Capital Markets , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Nasdaq , Reporting Requirements , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Voluntary Disclosure

[Podcast] Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies- Diversity Diversions

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin hosts a thoughtful discussion on diversity diversions and the future of DEI programs under the new administration....more

1/6/2025 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Corporate Social Responsibility , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Employer Liability Issues , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Reporting Requirements , Trump Administration

Has ESG Turned the Boardroom into an Escape Room?

For those of you who have never participated in an escape room, it is a real-life game that confines a group of people (usually friends, co-workers or even family, for the adventurous types) to a room. The group then...more

6/12/2024 / Board of Directors , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Policies and Procedures , Shareholders

Nasdaq’s “Show and Tell” Diversity Disclosure Survives Initial Challenge

The Fifth Circuit has rejected the challenge to Nasdaq’s “show and tell” diversity rule that requires Nasdaq companies to publicly disclose the makeup of their boards. In Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, National Center...more

10/24/2023 / Administrative Procedure Act , Affirmative Action , Board of Directors , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , En Banc Review , Equal Protection , Fourteenth Amendment , Investors , Nasdaq , Quotas , SCOTUS , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College , Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina

Two Strikes Against Board Diversity: What’s Next for Statutory Governance Initiatives?

On the heels of the April 1, 2022 court decision striking down California’s groundbreaking statute requiring underrepresented community mandates for corporate boards, a different trial court dealt the state’s corporate...more

5/18/2022 / Board of Directors , California , Corporate Governance , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Equal Protection , Nasdaq , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Woman Board Members

California Court Strikes Down Board Diversity Law: Now What?

Jen Rubin, chair of Mintz’s ESG practice group, looks at the recent California court decision striking down the state’s law mandating corporate board seats for underrepresented communities. She says boards still need to...more

4/18/2022 / Board of Directors , California , Climate Change , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Equal Protection , Nasdaq , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Summary Judgment

Corporate Boards' Role In Workplace Vaccine Mandates

Mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination is becoming an accepted and necessary measure to protect employee health and safety. Given the importance of the employee stakeholder to the corporate mission, and the board's...more

10/19/2021 / Board of Directors , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Compliance , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Mandates , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , OSHA , Risk Mitigation , Vaccinations , Workplace Safety

Statutory – not Shareholder – Activism: Governor Newsom Signs California’s Diversity Mandate into Law

California has enacted the nation’s first diversity mandate for public company boards. As we previously reported, the new law (AB 979) builds upon California’s first- in-the nation statutory gender mandate for public company...more

10/1/2020 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Governor Newsom , Human Resources Professionals , New Legislation , Nominee Directors , Proxy Season , Publicly-Traded Companies , Woman Board Members

California Seeks to Expand its Board Diversity Mandate

After testing the waters with SB 826’s gender diversity mandate, California’s legislature has further committed the state to equitable board representation with its new measure, AB 979, which was passed on September 1. If...more

9/9/2020 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Gender Equity , Publicly-Traded Companies , Woman Board Members

Status of California’s Gender Parity Law for Public Company Boards

After being in effect for a year, California’s groundbreaking gender parity law for public company boards, while under legal attack, has not (yet) been enjoined in a similar manner to other recent creative California...more

1/6/2020 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Corporations Code , Judicial Review , Publicly-Traded Companies , Quotas , Woman Board Members

California AB 5’s Impact on Board Directors and Advisory Members

AB 5’s elimination of independent contracting as we know it in California will have significant legal consequences for businesses doing business in California. While we believe board directors will escape its reach,...more

12/23/2019 / ABC Test , Board of Directors , Employee Definition , Employer Liability Issues , Independent Contractors , Labor Code , Misclassification , State Labor Laws , Unemployment

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